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because that is not john boehner's style. he's not a bombastic guy any nature. by practice. you know, i think the white house would have been better served if they had visited maybe the university of vermont and the university of canvas. i mean to go to three swing states and to the universities there, and certainly opens it up to the accusation that this is a political rather than a substantive visit. but i mean, this is vintage quadrennial vintage politics. the president wherever he goes is still the president even though he's the party leader, and the nominee of this party. and it was true of george w when he ran for re-election t was true of bill clinton and it was certainly true of ronald w reagan when he ran for election. >> the supreme court, david, took up the arizona immigration law this week. you listened to some of the arguments. a lot of speculation about whether they will uphold it or not but whatever they do, does that affect the campaign, the presidential. >> i think immigration will play a lesser role this time than many of the pastimes. first i suspect there
because that is not john boehner's style. he's not a bombastic guy any nature. by practice. you know, i think the white house would have been better served if they had visited maybe the university of vermont and the university of canvas. i mean to go to three swing states and to the universities there, and certainly opens it up to the accusation that this is a political rather than a substantive visit. but i mean, this is vintage quadrennial vintage politics. the president wherever he goes is...
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capitol this afternoon. >> woodruff: speaker john boehner, thank you very much for talking with us. >> good to be here. >> woodruff: so you begin this new year with polls showing the american people have never held congress in such low regard. is that something that you think congress deserves? >> well, judy, welcome to divided government. you know, the house is controlled by republicans, the senate controlled by democrats. we have a democrat in the white house. both parties have strongly held positions, but i think the american people expect and frankly deserve for us-- even though we have strongly held positions-- to find enough common ground to do what is necessary to get our economy moving again and get people back to work. >> woodruff: well, the polls also show that people think that a lot of it this gridlock and what they see that they don't like is due to members spending more time doing partisan bickering than doing what's good for the country. is that a fair perception? >> i don't think so. on an average day, 90% of the time members of congress, both sides of the aisle, are w
capitol this afternoon. >> woodruff: speaker john boehner, thank you very much for talking with us. >> good to be here. >> woodruff: so you begin this new year with polls showing the american people have never held congress in such low regard. is that something that you think congress deserves? >> well, judy, welcome to divided government. you know, the house is controlled by republicans, the senate controlled by democrats. we have a democrat in the white house. both...
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even as house speaker john boehner declares the negotiations are "going nowhere." >> brown: then, we turn to another congressional battle. kwame holman reports on sparring in the senate over proposals to change rules blamed for partisan gridlock. >> majority democrats want to put limits on the phil buster, a tactic used to delay legislation but republicans say the tool is key to protecting their minority rights. >> warner: on the eve of world aids day, ray suarez updates the hopes and frustrations in the fight against the deadly disease. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. >> warner: and is the grand canyon 60 million years older than we've long thought? we ask science correspondent miles o'brien. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> war
even as house speaker john boehner declares the negotiations are "going nowhere." >> brown: then, we turn to another congressional battle. kwame holman reports on sparring in the senate over proposals to change rules blamed for partisan gridlock. >> majority democrats want to put limits on the phil buster, a tactic used to delay legislation but republicans say the tool is key to protecting their minority rights. >> warner: on the eve of world aids day, ray suarez...
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house speaker john boehner did speak by phone to president obama this week, and it was widely reported the two have agreed to negotiate directly with each other. but boehner said today, "there's no progress to report." >> four days ago, we offered a serious proposal based on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since then there's been no counteroffer from the white house. instead, reports indicate that the president has adopted a deliberate strategy to slow-walk our economy right to the edge of the fiscal cliff. >> sreenivasan: the president has insisted there will be no deal unless republicans agree to raise tax rates on the top 2%. republicans say the tax hikes would only hurt job creation. but in arlington, virginia, vice president biden said today's jobs report shows the economy is turning a corner, so it's critical to get a deal. >> there is a sense... there is a sense that if we can reach an- - act like adults and reach an agreement here on the fiscal cliff, the upside is much higher even than the downside is if we don't. >> sreenivasan: biden said the presiden
house speaker john boehner did speak by phone to president obama this week, and it was widely reported the two have agreed to negotiate directly with each other. but boehner said today, "there's no progress to report." >> four days ago, we offered a serious proposal based on testimony of president clinton's former chief of staff. since then there's been no counteroffer from the white house. instead, reports indicate that the president has adopted a deliberate strategy to...
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. >> holman: house speaker john boehner went before cameras this morning just hours after he abandoned a vote on his "plan b". >> it's not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> holman: boehner's plan would have raised tax rates for households making more than $1 million, whereas president obama would raise rates on incomes above $400,000. but last night, as the vote neared, it became clear that at least two dozen rank-and-file republicans still opposed any increase. so party leaders abruptly ended the session. >> the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> holman: at that point, republicans called an emergency meeting here in their capitol conference room, and leaders told members they did not have the votes. they announced the house would break until after christmas, but did not name a date when the chamber would reconvene. today, the speaker dismissed any suggestion that the turn of events was a rejection of his leadership. >> they weren't taking that out on me. they were dealing with the perception that somebody might accuse them o
. >> holman: house speaker john boehner went before cameras this morning just hours after he abandoned a vote on his "plan b". >> it's not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> holman: boehner's plan would have raised tax rates for households making more than $1 million, whereas president obama would raise rates on incomes above $400,000. but last night, as the vote neared, it became clear that at least two dozen rank-and-file republicans...
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house speaker john boehner blasted president obama for traveling to college campuses in three battleground states this week. at each stop, the president pressed republicans to support holding down interest rates on student loans. but boehner accused the president of campaigning on the taxpayers' dime and manufacturing an issue to boot. >> here's the president wasting time on a fake fight to try and gain his own reelection. these are the kinds of political stunts and frankly they aren't worth it and worthy of his office. this is the biggest job in the world and i've never seen a president make it smaller. >> holman: in response, white house spokesman jay carney insisted this week's trip was for legitimate presidential business and not campaigning in disguise. >> the president was arguing on behalf of a policy that he believes is essential. he was calling on congress and will continue to call on congress to act to fix a problem that if not fixed will negatively effect millions of students across the country. and he'll continue to do that as part of his job. >> holman: the house votes tomorro
house speaker john boehner blasted president obama for traveling to college campuses in three battleground states this week. at each stop, the president pressed republicans to support holding down interest rates on student loans. but boehner accused the president of campaigning on the taxpayers' dime and manufacturing an issue to boot. >> here's the president wasting time on a fake fight to try and gain his own reelection. these are the kinds of political stunts and frankly they aren't...
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in a letter sent to the white house today, speaker of the house john boehner rejected the president's approach, writing that republicans cannot in good conscience agree to this approach which is neither balanced nor realistic. his counter-offer, save $2.2 trillion by among other things raising $800 billion in new revenues. the plan would also raise the future eligibility age for medicare and alter medicaid to save another $600 billion. the republican plan would not increase tax rates for the wealthy. the president is campaigning for his plan, taking questions on twitter today, and releasing this new web video. >> under my plan, first of all, 98% of folks who make less than $250,000, you wouldn't see your income taxes go up a single dime. all right? because you're the ones who need relief. >> ifill: treasury secretary timothy geithner met with congressional leaders last week and pressed the administration's case in a series of talk show appearances this weekend. >> rates are going to have to go up on the wealthiest americans. those rates are going to have to go up. >> there's no possib
in a letter sent to the white house today, speaker of the house john boehner rejected the president's approach, writing that republicans cannot in good conscience agree to this approach which is neither balanced nor realistic. his counter-offer, save $2.2 trillion by among other things raising $800 billion in new revenues. the plan would also raise the future eligibility age for medicare and alter medicaid to save another $600 billion. the republican plan would not increase tax rates for the...
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house speaker john boehner also spoke to president obama on the phone last night. he said he wanted to know where the administration would rein in spending, but that he had heard nothing new. >> i was hopeful we'd see a specific plan for cutting spending. we sought to find out today what the president is really willing to do. listen, i remain hopeful that productive conversations in the days ahead can be had but the white house has to get serious. >> sreenivasan: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell echoed that complaint. in a statement, he said, "today, they took a step backward and significantly closer to the cliff." conversely, white house spokesman jay carney charged republicans failed to provide any details on what they could tolerate in the way of tax increases. >> the president has always engaged in this with real numbers. when you talk about flexibility on revenue, all we've heard so far and it's welcomed, don't get me wrong, but we've heard that yes, revenue on the table but we need more than that. >> sreenivasan: away from the microphones, there were re
house speaker john boehner also spoke to president obama on the phone last night. he said he wanted to know where the administration would rein in spending, but that he had heard nothing new. >> i was hopeful we'd see a specific plan for cutting spending. we sought to find out today what the president is really willing to do. listen, i remain hopeful that productive conversations in the days ahead can be had but the white house has to get serious. >> sreenivasan: senate minority...
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and this morning, house speaker john boehner said he'd reinforced that position to congressman cole. >> you're not going to grow the economy if you raise tax rates on the top two rates. it'll hurt small businesses, it'll hurt our economy, it's why it's not the right approach. we're willing to put revenue on the table as long as we're not raising rates. >> brown: despite the president's talk of changing minds, "politico's" manu raju says that privately, house republicans think they can win this fight. >> right now the republican leadership feels pretty confident that they have most of their folks in line. they all generally support keeping tax rates low for virtually for every single income group. they do not want to see incomes increase for that top tax bracket. >> brown: meanwhile, on the senate floor, minority leader mitch mcconnell criticized democrats for putting social security off limits in any deficit deal. >> as for social security, the only thing we hear from why in the world wouldn't they want to talk about the fact that this vital program started spending out more than it
and this morning, house speaker john boehner said he'd reinforced that position to congressman cole. >> you're not going to grow the economy if you raise tax rates on the top two rates. it'll hurt small businesses, it'll hurt our economy, it's why it's not the right approach. we're willing to put revenue on the table as long as we're not raising rates. >> brown: despite the president's talk of changing minds, "politico's" manu raju says that privately, house republicans...
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house speaker john boehner said regulatory agencies already have the tools they need to police the oil market. and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said the obama plan is just a political ploy. >> the president's goal isn't to do something about a problem. it's to make people think he's doing something about the problem until the next crisis. comes along. and that's the larger problem. that we've got a president who is more concerned with looking like he's doing something than in actually doing what's needed to tackle the challenges we face. >> sreenivasan: amid that debate in washington, the price of oil was up today, finishing above $104 a barrel. wall street had a good day, after strong earnings from coca- cola and several other major firms. the dow jones industrial average gained 194 points to close at 13,115. the nasdaq rose 54 points to close at 3042. a majority of citi group shareholders voted on a non-binding vote. it was the first such protest by shareholders at any major wall street bank. for the record citi group is a corporate underwriter of the newshour. in afghanist
house speaker john boehner said regulatory agencies already have the tools they need to police the oil market. and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said the obama plan is just a political ploy. >> the president's goal isn't to do something about a problem. it's to make people think he's doing something about the problem until the next crisis. comes along. and that's the larger problem. that we've got a president who is more concerned with looking like he's doing something than in...
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. >> reporter: and the house speaker republican john boehner expressed a similar sentiment at his weekly news conference yesterday. >> this is outrageous behavior regardless of whose administration it is. and, you know, i wrote my checks out on sunday to pay my taxes. i can imagine millions of other americans wrote their checks out. and they're taking their hard- earned money and sending it to washington, and this is outrageous that their tax money is getting wasted in this fashion. >> reporter: the post's ed o'keefe says it remains unclear if the universal outrage will get lawmakers to work together to address problems at the g.s.a. >> there are lawmakers who said "yes, i'm going to bring up legislation, we're going to push for this." we'll see. right now with congress unable to do most of anything, it's possible this is something that could get rammed through before election day, but if it doesn't get done before election day and the longer we get away from this, the longer we forget about this scandal, it may just be that it goes the way of all the other scandals. >> reporter: in the
. >> reporter: and the house speaker republican john boehner expressed a similar sentiment at his weekly news conference yesterday. >> this is outrageous behavior regardless of whose administration it is. and, you know, i wrote my checks out on sunday to pay my taxes. i can imagine millions of other americans wrote their checks out. and they're taking their hard- earned money and sending it to washington, and this is outrageous that their tax money is getting wasted in this fashion....
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>> john boehner made this offer to the president. the president was never willing to actually do the leadership role to get it down. >> brown: you have been involved in campaigns, as we said. you say this is a political issue at the moment. is it going to remain as one? do you see this as one that sort of continues with us over the next months? >> i think the president's clearly decided that this is a valuable political tactic. i expect them to continue with it. there is bolling suggests that he's making misa mistakes. that swing voters aren't interested in this pointless battle about fairness. they want the jobs, they want the debt controlled. they want real changes. >> brown: douglas holtz-eakin, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, community colleges feel the strain of tight budgets and rising demand. california is one state where the problem has been particularly prominent of late. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports. >> it's a beautiful color back here but that's not what you want. >> reporter: this
>> john boehner made this offer to the president. the president was never willing to actually do the leadership role to get it down. >> brown: you have been involved in campaigns, as we said. you say this is a political issue at the moment. is it going to remain as one? do you see this as one that sort of continues with us over the next months? >> i think the president's clearly decided that this is a valuable political tactic. i expect them to continue with it. there is...